Opinions on Paella

chirpycheap

For all of your guests it's one meal in a whole lifetime and if anyone doesn't like what you serve it's not the end of the world. They aren't going to starve, they'll just feel mildly disgruntled!
It's your day so do it your way. Don't be pressurised into spending pots of money to try and make everyone happy. In this world there are some people who are impossible to please.
Do a seafood paella and a Vegetarian paella for those who have allergies or are vegetarian.
I got married in 1979 and we had curry and rice and whilst everyone initially muttered about not having a proper sit down dinner it means that even after all these years people remember the meal that they had at my wedding and they still remark on how tasty it was and what a lovely change from the norm!

tatabubbly

I don't really like paella, would you be offering something different for people who don't? I know people say that your guest should be happy but if I didn't eat it and I was hungry, I generally get cranky!

In Ireland we usually always have choices.. I'm having 2 choices starters, soup, 4 choices of mains and 2 dessert options.. I'm surprised it isn't the same in England! And it's not really that expensive overall!

notanewuser

tatabubbly wrote: »

I don't really like paella, would you be offering something different for people who don't? I know people say that your guest should be happy but if I didn't eat it and I was hungry, I generally get cranky!

In Ireland we usually always have choices.. I'm having 2 choices starters, soup, 4 choices of mains and 2 dessert options.. I'm surprised it isn't the same in England! And it's not really that expensive overall!

It's not the same in Wales or Scotland either.

You wouldn't usually offer another choice either. Otherwise you'll have everybody wanting different things!

(Nobody told us in the run up to our wedding that DH's grandparents didn't eat chicken. Even during a conversation with his parents about the food there was no mention. :mad: We asked for dietary requirements, and apart from veggies nobody said anything. They waited until the food was put down in front of them to say something to the waiting staff. The venue dealt with it beautifully and made something else, but can you imagine asking 80+ people what they like/dislike?!)

2gorgeousgirls

I've never been to a wedding where there isn't a choice for all three courses. Maybe it's a Northern Ireland thing. When we have been invited to weddings, the menu has been included with the invite, When we send the acceptance, we also send our menu choice.

Anyway, 4 of us in the family and none of us eat paella so we would be going hungry.

If we knew in advance that paella was the only dish, we would be stopping on the way to the reception for dinner.

I agree with other posters who don't feel it is a good idea for a wedding meal.

Buzzybee90

There's always going to be someone who doesn't like it. Personally after 10000000000 roast beefs, paella would be a welcome change!

Torry_Quine

notanewuser wrote: »

It's not the same in Wales or Scotland either.

You wouldn't usually offer another choice either. Otherwise you'll have everybody wanting different things!

(Nobody told us in the run up to our wedding that DH's grandparents didn't eat chicken. Even during a conversation with his parents about the food there was no mention. :mad: We asked for dietary requirements, and apart from veggies nobody said anything. They waited until the food was put down in front of them to say something to the waiting staff. The venue dealt with it beautifully and made something else, but can you imagine asking 80+ people what they like/dislike?!)

I'm with you here. Other than any dietary needs such as allergies, vegetarian etc people need to accept that they won't be choosing. It's not a restaurant! I wouldn't expect to know before either

Anatidaephobia

I seem to be in the minority in that every wedding I've ever been to has offered different choice for the meal - either there's been a buffet or there has been a choice of three dishes per course. Saying that, I don't expect a choice when I go to a wedding. I expect to eat whatever I'm given and not complain about it.

Paella sounds good to me. The last event I went to which served paella had a sort of basic paella with no meat/fish in it, then you could also take a serving of either chicken or seafood (or both, if you wanted to, I guess) and mix it with your rice. It worked out quite well and meant you could have a makeshift veggie paella, chicken paella or seafood paella. I didn't notice anybody complain and the kids ate it too.

PenguinOfDeath

tatabubbly wrote: »

I don't really like paella, would you be offering something different for people who don't? I know people say that your guest should be happy but if I didn't eat it and I was hungry, I generally get cranky!

I'm not a fan of dry chicken breast in generic 'jus' either but that's what I've been served at most recent weddings and I've eaten it out of politeness.

I wish more of my relatives or friends has the imagination to go for something like paella,

heartbreak_star

I like the idea above of having generic rice and choosing from meat/fish/extra veggies

The only wedding I've been a guest at where I've eaten all the food was the one that had a hog roast. My worst nightmare was the vegetarian buffet (self-confessed carnivore) but I still ate a few bits out of politeness and wouldn't have dreamed of saying anything...it's not my wedding after all!

HBS x

notanewuser

It's always fun, as a veggie, when the evening buffet comes out during the disco (i.e., lights off). Such games as sandwich or samosa roulette really add to the occasion.

(I never ever go to a wedding without a picnic in the car now.)